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Traditional lemonade is saturated with refined sugar, that saps your vitality and leaves you to dry in the sun. But, not so when you sweeten with Stevia. This Sweet Stevia Lemonade is a fun way to turn fresh lemons into a tall glass of guilt-free refreshment. Serves...

Creamy Cauli-Broccoli Chowder (serves 6) At our house we serve this broccoli chowder with a small pitcher of thinned Mock Sour Cream so kids can draw designs in their soup. Have fun with it. #picassointhekitchen 4 unpeeled red potatoes, scrubbed and quartered 3 stalks...

Apricot Red Lentil Soup Grandmother Luthy has been making this delectable soup for years and now you have the recipe too! I love that little nibble of tangy apricot in every bite. Trot it out with your clan at home. I think you'll enjoy it too. Ingredients: 3 Tbsp...

Carrot Ginger Soup When I was a kid, Mom's homemade soups were their own form of nurture flying from her fingertips. I love soups! But because Mountain Man exceeded his soup threshold as a teen, I limit its welcome at our table to once a week. This nourishing soup...

How do you even explain what's so comforting about the texture of warm steel cut oats on a crisp morning? And since Mountain Man brought home a rice cooker for me 25 years ago, I've never burned a batch of hot cereal or grain since. Into a rice cooker add: 1/2 cup...

About Hot Whole Grain Cereals Before you live another day stirring the hot cereal in a saucepan to keep it from burning, please. Get yourself a rice cooker. Toss in twice as much water as grain, salt lightly, and in about 20 minutes breakfast is ready and will keep...

Quinoa Rocket Breakfast Bowl Why settle for cold cereal when you can fire up a Rocket Bowl in just 5 minutes? Try out this breakfast bowl we're loving and let me know how you like it. As the numbers in our household dwindle, I'm preparing more meals for just 2-4 of...

Herbed Omelet with Cherry Toms and Spinach (for 2) Nothing says 'Good Mornin' like this fluffy omelet with sunny tomatoes and spinach. And with a good non-stick pan it's breakfast in a cinch. 4 eggs (separated for an extra fluffy omelet) Salt/pepper to taste Mix ins:...

FORBIDDEN BLACK RICE SALAD This dish makes my heart sing. (Thanks for sharing Scott and Meg!) And be warned that the satisfying mellow flavor of sesame oil makes it hard to say no to a second or third serving. Enjoy! Rice 2 cups Hinode Black Rice 4 cups of water...